Peter Mikkelsen (1 May 1960 – 30 January 2019) was a Danish
football referee. He refereed five matches at
FIFA World Cup
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s: two in
1990
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and three in
1994
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. He also refereed at two
UEFA European Championship
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tournaments: in
1992 and in
1996.
From 2008 to his death, Mikkelsen worked in the human resource department of the Danish company F-Group.
Honours
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IFFHS World's Best Referee
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(2): 1991, 1993
References
External links
Peter Mikkelsen at WorldFootball.net
1960 births
2019 deaths
Danish football referees
FIFA World Cup referees
1990 FIFA World Cup referees
1994 FIFA World Cup referees
UEFA Euro 1992 referees
UEFA Euro 1996 referees
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